"Being (or feeling as) a poet is also……" — Jean-Paul Malfatti
"Being (or feeling as) a poet is also to weep sorrows behind the smile of a pen."
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142 Quotes by Jean-Paul Malfatti
Jean-Paul Malfatti has 142 quotes on this site.
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He who doesn't dream doesn't do anything else than sleep...even when he is awaken.
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He who doesn't modernize himself doesn't live the present and will not live the future.
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No, I'm not that optimistic, I'm just less pessimistic than most of my peers.
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How old is your age?
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He who judges his neighbors, by either his eyes or his nose, risks to have his tongue burned.
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I'm fond of animals because, despite the fact I'm a human, I'm not just brain...but heart and love as well.
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Drugs: the softest one tends to be the first step towards the hardest of them all.
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Halloween: a magical and mysterious holiday all full of surprises in which, amongst treats and tricks, fear and horror turn…
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Treat or trick? If they're on the house, I want them both!
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A Friday is always a Friday, no matter whether it rains or snows or even if it's a 'black' one.
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Friday? Uhm, Friday is... Err, Friday is... Well, Friday is... Friday? Oh yeah, Friday is just Friday...but I always long…
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Playing dumb is not for me. If I say that I don't understand it, it means that I don't understand…
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I almost died, secretly, behind closed doors.
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